Hi,
So, when we moved out of our shared residence, I wasn't present for part of it, and my ex moved a decent portion of my property (not stuff we got during our marriage, but actual, I-owned-this-before-we-met stuff) to her boyfriends garage where we were basically dumping everything, since her apartment fell through and she had no-where to move to. I thought she was leaving my things on the u-haul we were sharing, but whatever, I thought it would be fine. I picked up one car-load of stuff, and then she started getting funny about letting me come back for the rest of it, until finally the other week she told me that I couldn't have any of my things back until the asset split was signed to her satisfaction.
Obviously this is uncool, and I have tried asking nicely, explaining that I can't sign things when she has leverage over my head, etc etc, but she's refusing to return it until she gets what she wants. I'm not signing anything when there's this dangling over my head, but I'm not sure at all what my rights are regarding this. Is it considered stolen property? Can I get the police involved to retreive my items? I really would rather be civil about this, but there are things in there I need to get moving on with my new place and new life, and it's been 2 months. I need some leverage. What are my options?
So, when we moved out of our shared residence, I wasn't present for part of it, and my ex moved a decent portion of my property (not stuff we got during our marriage, but actual, I-owned-this-before-we-met stuff) to her boyfriends garage where we were basically dumping everything, since her apartment fell through and she had no-where to move to. I thought she was leaving my things on the u-haul we were sharing, but whatever, I thought it would be fine. I picked up one car-load of stuff, and then she started getting funny about letting me come back for the rest of it, until finally the other week she told me that I couldn't have any of my things back until the asset split was signed to her satisfaction.
Obviously this is uncool, and I have tried asking nicely, explaining that I can't sign things when she has leverage over my head, etc etc, but she's refusing to return it until she gets what she wants. I'm not signing anything when there's this dangling over my head, but I'm not sure at all what my rights are regarding this. Is it considered stolen property? Can I get the police involved to retreive my items? I really would rather be civil about this, but there are things in there I need to get moving on with my new place and new life, and it's been 2 months. I need some leverage. What are my options?
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